News Round-Up: 21 Jul 2008

Economy Given a Shovel, Americans Dig Deeper Into Debt - NY Times Starbucks Gets Pleas Not to Close Stores - WSJ Credit crunch hits Hollywood as ... investors take up just 8.3pc of issue - Telegraph HSBC shares jump on CIC investment hopes - Telegraph ... forward on Maliki’s support for Obama, withdrawal - The Carpetbagger Report Al Gore’s tolerance for ‘ [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 15:00:08

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U.S. Treasury Bubble

You may not realize this, but the biggest threat from China these days isn't some old Red general bent on invading Taiwan. Instead, the real dangers stem from an economic technocrat. His name is Lou Jiwei, and in many ways he's the most dangerous man in China — especially if you're in the market for a mortgage. That's where the danger to Main Street comes in. As the head of the China Investment Corp (CIC), it is Mr. Jiwei's job to invest a portion of China's growing supply of U.S. dollars. [more...]

Date: 2009-05-07 17:01:54

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Cuomo continues BoA battle. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo moved closer to filing securities-fraud charges against Bank of America ( BAC ) executives, citing at least four failures to disclose key details about the Merrill Lynch takeover. Cuomo also said the bank, which 'sought guidance' before a December 2008 shareholder vote to see if it was possible to back out of the deal, can't continue to claim attorney-client privilege without revealing the substance of its lawyers' advice. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-09 11:17:45

Jobs in Hamilton, ON (06/07/09)

? .style4 { text-align: left; } .style11 { border-width: 0; } Jobs e-mailed to you every day. Can it get any easier? Hi my name is Nathalie. I needed to find work fast and wanted to reduce the time it took to see what new jobs had been posted everyday! - Fortunately, my husband’s day job is creating computer programs for the large fortune 500 companies. I asked him to put his skills to use and create a program that sends the job leads to me. [more...]

Date: 2009-06-07 12:59:49

In The News Today

Dear CIGAs, We are looking at $1000 gold on the third tap. The battle should be interesting but $1000 will fall. The move to $1650 then begins.   Jim Sinclair’s Commentary The Chinese are doing exactly the right thing. Can you imagine discipline in finance? Maybe the President of AIG thinks that is a crime as he does about A.G. Cuomo’s focus on AIG’s mad bonus program. We are running banks here on a zero reserve basis. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-04 04:02:00

In The News Today

Dear CIGAs, You know a little payback feels good. The following video might make you feel good when you watch it. Please do. Jim Sinclair’s Commentary You want to sell some minerals? Got extra crude? Just Call 1-800-CHINA-AU. Jim Sinclair’s Commentary You are in Africa and China or you are nowhere for minerals. You think some very large legal and illegal shorts are nearing a lasting spiritual experience by being indiscriminately short junior resource companies? I do. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-02 22:39:00

CIC loses 2.1% on its global portfolio

China’s sovereign wealth fund said yesterday it lost 2.1 percent last year on its global portfolio and defended its performance as being better than other SWF amid worldwide financial turmoil. China Investment Corp slowed its investment pace from July 2008 in the face of the global economic downturn. As the overall economy improves, CIC would become more active investing overseas, said a senior official. He said CIC would stick to prudent and secure investment principles this year as before. [more...]

Date: 2009-08-10 13:22:54

Guest Post: Recovering the Losses?

Submitted by Leo Kolivakis, publisher of Pension Pulse . Speaking to a parliamentary committee Thursday morning, Nortel Networks Corp. chief executive Mike Zafirovski defended the decision to pay court-approved bonuses to "key" executives and employees while it denied severance payments to workers the insolvent company let go. You can read Mr. Zafirovski's official transcript by clicking here . [more...]

Date: 2009-06-19 10:58:00

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-21

Israel’s richest woman gets messages, has visions - guardian.co.uk http://cli.gs/z4U25p # Prototype Sustainable All-steel House Completed in Eight Weeks … - PR Web (press release) http://cli.gs/ZEt1jv # Baylor, MCC recognized for ‘green’ building construction - Waco Tribune Herald http://cli.gs/ZGEJ4Z # Banks’ credit to realty sector expands in 2008-09 - Hindu Business Line http://cli.gs/m03S7g # Family of hoteliers builds empire on glitz - Crain’s New York Business [more...]

Date: 2009-06-21 15:45:00

In The News Today

Dear CIGAs, The Formula has sharks teeth in it. Phase two of this crisis will tear the veil of MOPE away, showing that the creation of tons of funny money for the financial industry only clouded the sheeple’s vision of the continuing downward spiral of the Formula. No practical solution exists when OTC derivatives melt down to the real economy. Hyperinflation, as a currency event, is on the horizon. [more...]

Date: 2009-07-25 02:38:00

Poor Cindy Sheehan: It’s Not Easy Being a Has-Been

Just a few years back, she was the media’s darling. Cindy Sheehan, mother of a soldier slain in Iraq, led the anti-war charge against George W. Bush. Egged on by the mainstream media and left-wing activists eager to put a “face” to their cause, she camped out in front of Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas. The entire situation became a media circus, with Sheehan at its epicenter. [more...]

Date: 2009-08-21 07:30:26

How to listen in a bad economy- 67 social media/web/reputation management tools and sites

You know we listen all the time don’t we? We keep telling companies to do it, but sometimes we just leave it at that.  Or even worse, we don’t get specific. well here u go. Here’s the specifics. Here’s a mix of sites, tools and companies that do some kind of listening, monitoring or reputation management  for you. Some are free, some are not, and some are good and some are not, but here they are. I know there might be more but these are the ones that I have found through numerous sources. 1. [more...]

Date: 2009-04-03 11:02:40

In The News Today

Dear CIGAs, Giving you gold price objectives has not proved in the past to be in your best interest as we are read by both sides of the gold market spectrum. However, one time ONLY, here they are: - $1000. Three tries and success. This is the third try. - $1024 - $1089 - $1156 - $1225 - $1296 - $1369 - $1444 - $1521 - $1600 - $1681 Then on to Alf’s numbers. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-04 01:05:00

NY Times: China Cooling on US Debt

Ah, when it rains, it pours, We Americans get news that the US federal deficits are over the trillion mark even before Obama and Congress pull out ... Bank report on China (issued late November): Make sure it is the latest World Bank China Quarterly ... ’t try to summarize the entire report. Read it. The whole thing. No summary can do it justice… [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:41:53

Jonathan Kay on censorship, press councils and hate speech: Three observations on Richard Moon's CHRC report

Lots of knowledgeable people have already weighed in on Richard Moon's report to the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the regulation of hate ... from that marquee conclusion, the report also contains some other interesting nuggets, a few of which I'd like to touch on here: (1) Give Richard Moon credit: He is the first person (to my knowledge [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 18:16:00

In The News Today

Jim Sinclair’s Commentary The concept utilized by the BIS to value OTC derivatives is "value to maturity," a computer program. Now consider when evaluating a SIV backed by a mix of mortgages determined by the computer program. What will value to maturity REALLY be worth 5 or even 10 years from today? It isn’t possible to calculate, yet these are the values now adopted and blessed by the FASB. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 17:48:38

New list of firms exposed to the alleged securities fraud by Bernard Madoff

#fullpost{display:inline;}* BRAMDEAN ALTERNATIVES LTD - U.K. asset manager, headed by well known fund manager Nicola Horlick, said 9.5 percent of its holdings were exposed to Madoff.* BOSTON PROPERTIES INC - Chairman Mort Zuckerman told CNBC television that about 10 percent of one of his charitable trusts was invested with Madoff and had lost [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 18:09:00

Baruch College’s Schwartz Institute Featured in Higher Education Magazine Change-’Improving Communication is Everyone’s Responsibility’ by Fara Warner

In 2003, Terrence Martell, a finance professor at the City University of New York’s Baruch College, ... markets and commodities trading. But when he asked them to write a report explaining to a commodity ... ’s problem. Their report noted that the “majority of the cohort did not recognize the role [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 17:12:05

S&P Enters Bear Market, How Far Stocks Could Fall, China’s Coal Crisis, The 5 Needs Help, and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Now it’s really a bear market… last major index takes the 20% tumble Just how far will they fall? The 5 examines the history of bull and bear markets "Insolvent" Fannie & Freddie on verge of collapse… Amoss with two consequences of a likely bailout Consumers feelin’ the pain…foreclosures [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 18:24:20

Business: FreeCreditReport.Com is not free

We have all seen the ads on TV or heard them on the radio for FreeCreditReport.Com.Well, I tried it and indeed got my credit report ... really free.Right there on their home page is this:IMPORTANT INFORMATIONWhen you order your free report here, you will begin your free trial membership in Triple AdvantageSM Credit Monitoring [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 15:50:00

Crimes That Really, Really Don't Pay

Here is an object lesson for all you out there raising kids who want a good example of why you don't tell lies ... the global economic crisis and would not be investing in them, a report said.Lou Jiwei, the chairman and chief executive of China Investment Corp (CIC), said the fund would now avoid investing in banks [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 17:00:00

Bank of America to Boost Stake in China’s No. 2 Bank

Bank of America Corp. (BAC) will almost double its stake in state-owned banking giant China Construction Bank Corp ... now, and we’ll send you an important new report for free: “The Three Best Investments in Asia.” ... . Bank of America spokesman Scott Silvestri would not comment on that report, or a similar story [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 14:06:47

FreeCreditReport.com scam

I was looking over my checking account transactions for the past year and saw a mysterious $12 ... credit report program. Under a new Federal law, you have the right to receive a free copy of your credit report once every 12 months from each of the three nationwide consumer reporting companies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 02:16:00

Will investors support Pandit's new plan for Citi?

Citigroup Inc.'s board is supposedly standing behind CEO Vikram Pandit as he pulls apart Sanford Weill's trumpeted financial ... operations) and the company's private-label credit card business, according to The Wall Street Journal ... sale of Citi Deutschland to Cr??dit Mutuel-CIC -- and has even considered selling its Banamex [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:22:38

Fortescue denies in talks with China Investment Corp

Australian miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FMG.AX: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) ... ,” Downie said. The newspaper report also said CIC may bring in strategic investors such as China’ ... , which relies solely on sales of iron ore to China’s steel sector, on Monday denied a report [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 09:44:39

Missing Links vs the Willingness to Harm

ATHENA ~ For RealTurkish EuroVision Entrant 2004Olmert & Abbas will met Tuesday to discuss the future of Jerusalem and the PA demand that millions of foreign Arabs move to Israel ~ Kadima will vote the following day on a successor to Olmert Ukraine's Government Collapses, Elections LoomYushchenko's party, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 10:24:00

Bank of America (BAC) Seeks to Boost Stake in China Construction Bank (CCB)

Bank of America Corp. (BAC) will likely boost its stake in state-owned banking giant China Construction Bank Corp., paying about 36 cents a share (2 ... . The magazine report was picked up by the Reuters wire service, and by other U.S. media outlets ... , credit-card and stock-brokerage services. It focuses on two key areas: Individual banking services [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 14:20:41

NWP “Hot Sheet” Weeks of 12-22-08 and 12-29-08

NWP Reps/Members:   I would like to start out by wishing all of you a very happy and prosperous New Year filled with positive change and prosperity. I would like to dedicate my first update of the New Year to our friend and brother from ZLA, Matt Keffer, who passed away on Friday December 26, 2008 after a long battle with brain cancer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 01:15:46

Specialty Food News Weekend Update

Phil's Fresh Foods plans to expand into warehouse stores and additional supermarkets ... to Kline's Mood-Enhancing Foods and Beverages: The "Fun" in Functional Foods report. While the functional ... Soupe, a lunch-only business, reported The Sacramento Bee. Full Story (Free Registration Required [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:44:00

China fund in talks for stake in AIG unit

A consortium led by sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp is in talks to buy a 49 percent stake in American Life Insurance Co (Alico) ... American International Group (AIG) was holding preferential talks with the CIC-led consortium ... to become a major player in the global insurance market. A senior official of CIC, a $200 billion [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 10:55:20

Taipei Times - Is China ready to assume leadership of the globalized economy? - by Harold James

For the comolete report from the Taipei Times ckick on this link Is China ready to assume leadership of the globalized economy? ... is the US of this century. The initial stages of the credit crunch last year were managed so apparently painlessly ... s events came when the Chinese SWF China Investment Co (CIC) was unwilling to go further in its exploration [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 02:49:27

Lakeview’s Got Bed Bugs

my experience with 311 was any indication, the City of Chicago has no procedure for handling calls about bed bug infestations at all. But Cincinnati, Ohio does?  How is that possible? I can hear the argument now, and it goes something like this: “Well, obviously, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 04:15:29

SEC Halts Short Selling of 799 Financial Stocks — Here’s the List

the list of 799 financial stocks which were banned from shorting I was surprised that the financial ETFs, both long and short/inverse, were not of the SEC’s list. It struck me as very odd that the inverse instruments were still trading yesterday (they were halted for some time) and that I was still able to borrow XLF. If they continue to trade ( [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 08:45:32

Your Consumer Rights

If you have ever fallen behind on your debts you already know that dealing with your creditors can be a hassle ... from businesses issuing credit. This law applies when they evaluate your applications for credit, insurance [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 09:00:03

CIC official: Single acquisition no solution to US credit crisis, CFIUS could make purchase of stake difficult

September 19, 2008 at 02:52 AM Xinhua reports that, “A single acquisition could not solve the systematic U.S ... . credit crisis, a senior official with the China Investment Corp. (CIC) who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Friday.” The report quotes the official as adding that, “Even if the CIC [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 22:52:00

World Bank Quarterly Update: "Trouble ahead"

To read the World Bank's quarterly update for China see this PDF.Quarterly UpdateThe report contains a great set of figures and tables and is a must read for anyone interested ... report. Read it. The whole thing. No summary can do it justice.Here though are seven points [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 08:32:00

Another Consumer Scammed By FreeCreditReport.com [Freecreditreport Com]

Freecreditreport.com is NOT actually free, nor is it related to Annualcreditreport.com, the free credit report that you are entitled to under federal law. So why are people still ... of my credit report. All of the major credit reporting agencies seem to strong arm you towards [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 16:29:44

Obama To Hold Fiscal Responsibility Summit

Obama To Hold Fiscal Responsibility SummitPresident-elect Barack Obama visits the Post newsroom after a meeting with the editorial board and ... , but resisted questions about how quickly the average American can expect to see tangible results [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:58:11

Command Capitalism

China remains a one party state, not unlike Alberta, and the command economy has transformed into command capitalism ... moved from a seizing up of credit markets to the collapse of economic demand in the mainstream [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 12:04:00

Worrying about the banking system

Worrying about the banking system Delicious Digg Facebook reddit Technorati Michael Pettis | Sep 23, 2008 While Monday’s stock market, ... as the transaction goes – the bonds were merely temporarily “parked” – both banks get to report higher trading [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 13:16:17

Here’s The Scoop LBTS 1/13/09 Workshop/Commission Meeting…Thus Far…

Here’s The Scoop LBTS 1/13/09 Workshop/Commission Meeting…Thus Far… January 15, 2009 by Barbara SAVE THESE DATES…. WED. JAN. 21, 2009….6 p.m…..Round Table discussion…/7p.m. Finish the 1/13/09 Workshop…. THUR. JAN. 22,2009…7 p.m……Finish the 1/13/09 Commission meeting…. THUS FAR…OVERVIEW…. 5 p.m [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:14:10

Markets surge, but little has improved

Markets surge, but little has improved Delicious Digg Facebook reddit Technorati Michael Pettis | Sep 24, 2008 As everyone by now knows, ... Huijin, an arm of the CIC, would buy shares in three of the Big Four banks (all except Agricultural Bank [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 12:33:05

Forget about the CIC. The state banks are the real story for now

Forget about the CIC. The state banks are the real story for now Delicious Digg Facebook reddit Technorati Brad Setser | Sep 4, ... banks have $459 billion in “overseas” assets. That is way more than the CIC. “China’s banks ... than the CIC’s external portfolio.** Though, given that the CIC formally owns the state banks, it may [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 21:22:07

International Banks Beat Retreat from Australia Causing Shortfall in Australian Corporate Lending

Major international banks are scaling back their lending to Australian corporations in the wake of the global credit crisis as they retreat to their ... despite the global credit crisis. The share of the loans held by international banks fell [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 08:09:54

Just how would a redundancy affect your finances?

... bounce-back from the credit crunch might have found their faith dented this week. In their latest report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 23:19:19

Consulting Services of a Project Development Facility (PDF) Manager: Water Services Trust Fund (WSTF)

Water Services Trust Fund (WSTF) Seeks Consulting Services of a Project Development Facility (PDF) ... schemes. The PDF is to support the implementation of an innovative credit-based finance product [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 15:57:15

Surprise — Bipartisan Senate Report Backs Lynndie England’s Version Of Abu Ghraib Story: She Was, INDEED Only Following The Orders Of Her Commander-In-Chief And Donald Rumsfeld

Surprise — Bipartisan Senate Report Backs Lynndie England’s Version Of Abu Ghraib Story: She Was, INDEED Only Following The Orders Of Her Commander-In-Chief And Donald Rumsfeld » by The GTL™ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 01:25:56

How to Write Letters to Fix Your Credit Report

Credit letters While I went through bankruptcy, I forced myself to understand what impact the credit score and report had on my life ... my report that shouldn’t have been there. Cic also has a interesting write up on the ‘secrets ... ) for contacting debt collectors and original collectors. Credit Reporting agency Dispute letter (though [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 19:56:17

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